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Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.

INBOX: Amid rising tendons between Trump and Pope Leo, the administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.

These people are the worst. ACAB includes Jonathan Haidt and JB Pritzker and any fucking 84yo writing about kids these days

Good lord, I’m so sorry you all have to publish an article to deal with this insulting nonsense. So grateful for both of you and your work.

A woman protests holding two signs, one of which reads “this war is illegal, immoral, unprovoked; we need to hold the officials accountable.” Her other sign reads “demand democracy.”

Several protesters stand on an oak Park Street corner holding signs for motorist to see as they pass. One prominent sign reads “hands off Palestine; stop arming Israel.”

Protesters wearing keffiyehs carry a large red banner that reads “ceasefire now.“

Protesters on a street corner in Oak Park carry signs that read “stop the war criminals,” “ seek peace,” and “have you no decency or humanity.“

Happening now in downtown Oak Park: anti-war protesters demonstrate at a busy intersection to demand an end to war in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, and across the Middle East.

One of Minnesota's most unhinged right-wing posters is the state’s newest immigration judge • Minnesota Reformer A right-wing attorney and influential X user who has amplified racist conspiracies and fringe legal theories, will make decisions on which immigrants will be deported in his new job as an immigration judge.

JFC they made the Pizzagate lawyer an immigration judge. minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/09/r...

Israel is implementing its Gaza strategy in Lebanon: turning ‘buffer zones’ into permanent borders Israel has stated it does not plan to leave Lebanon even if the current ‘war’ ends. If the Gaza model is any guide, Israel appears to be moving toward expanding its border into Lebanon.

READ: While the world watches Iran, Israel is quietly redrawing the map. Netanyahu has ordered the army to push 10 kilometers into southern Lebanon to create a "buffer zone." Israel's defense minister says they're not leaving when the war ends. mondoweiss.net/2026/04/isra...

How could they not

Months After Midway Blitz, ICE Activity Has Quietly Persisted As spring begins, immigration enforcement agents are changing how they operate in the Chicago area.

When Midway Blitz ramped down late last year, federal officials asserted that they weren't done with the Trump admin's mass deportation campaign in Chicagoland.

Activity has yet to reach the heights of last fall, but true to their word, ICE never left.

My latest, for @southsideweekly.bsky.social:

The Government’s theory here “makes a crime out of what under the Constitution cannot be a crime.” Coates v. City of Cincinnati, 402 U.S. 611, 616 (1971).

The “Broadview Justice Corridor,” as she called the project, would turn the ICE facility into a “national center dedicated to immigration history, civil rights education, civic leadership, and cultural tourism.”

Mask off moment here from likely candidate for Chicago Mayor

Two ceramic pigs labeled "pigs with no specific duties"

Every picture of ICE agents in airports is just this again

Image text: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Robert Held, Plaintiff, NO. 1:25-CV-13066 v. Judge Edmond E. Chang Village of Broadview; Katrina Thompson, in her official capacity as Mayor of the Village of the Broadview; and Thomas Mills, in his official capacity as Chief of Police of the Vil- lage of Broadview, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Robert Held brings a First Amendment challenge, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, to the Vil- lage of Broadview’s curfew on protests or gatherings outside an Immigration and Cus- toms Enforcement (commonly known as ICE) processing facility in the Village. R. 1, Compl. ¶ 1; Pl.’s Exh. 4, Exec. Order 2025-05 § 2.1 Held moves for a preliminary in- junction prohibiting enforcement of the curfew. R. 8, Pl.’s Mot. Because the govern- ment has not shown that the protest curfew is narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest, Held is likely to succeed on the merits of his First Amendment claim. The motion for preliminary injunction is granted

Image text: I. Background In August 2025, after the federal government increased immigration enforce- ment in the Chicago area, there was a corresponding increase in protests outside of the ICE processing facility in the Village of Broadview. Exec. Order 2025-05 at 1; R. 41, 01/30/2026 Tr. at 40. Altercations between protestors and ICE agents outside the facility led to injuries and property damage. 01/30/2026 Tr. at 12–14; Pl.’s Exh. 2, Exec. Order 2025-01 at 1. In response, on October 2, 2025, the Broadview Police De- partment, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, and Illinois State Police established a “Uni- fied Command” to coordinate public-safety measures around the ICE facility. Pl.’s Exh. 5, Unified Command Press Release. The Village also implemented restrictions on protests outside the ICE facility. 01/30/2026 Tr. at 12–13. First, the Village established a designated protest area near the facility. 01/30/2026 Tr. at 9–10. Initially, the protest area was located on the sidewalks on the block of Beach Street north of the ICE facility. Id. at 10. (The map below sets the scene.) The Village later banned vehicles from that specific block of Beach Street, and instead designated the roadway itself as the protest area. Id. at 10–11. So, as of now, vehicles cannot drive down Beach Street directly north of the ICE facility, but they can enter Beach Street from Harvard Street on the south. Id. at 11; see generally Pl.’s Exh. 1, Aerial Map

Image text: Executive Order that was not yet promulgated when he received his citation). See supra Section III.A. So even if he sought to challenge his citation on constitutional grounds—which he does not—those proceedings would provide an inadequate rem- edy. IV. Conclusion Because Held is likely to succeed on the merits of his First Amendment claim (and the other factors also favor a preliminary injunction), the motion for preliminary injunction, R. 8, is granted. The Village is enjoined from enforcing Executive Order 2025-05’s time restrictions on protests. The injunction is operative as of March 25, 2026. As explained in the Opinion, although the ongoing, daily limits fail to survive First Amendment scrutiny, the Village is not foreclosed from enacting more specific limits for specific protests on specific days. Indeed, the record evidence shows that the Village has operated in good faith in trying to maintain the peace amongst its residents, local businesses, protestors, and ICE officers, all in an environment not of the Village’s making. But the current restrictions cannot stand under the First Amendment. Civil Rule 65(d) Starting on March 25, 2026, through final judgment in this case, the Village of Broadview is enjoined from enforcing Executive Order 2025-05’s time restrictions on protests. This injunction applies to the following who receive actual notice of the in- junction by personal service or otherwise: (A) the parties; (B) the parties’ officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (C) any other persons who are in active concert or participation with anyone described above. ENTERED: s/Edmond E. Chang Honorable Edmond E. Chang United States District Judge DATE: March 22, 2026

Broadview mayor Katrina Thompson's Dec. 3, 3025 EO establishing time restrictions on protests at the Broadview ICE facility

New: District Judge Edmond Chang in Chicago has issued a preliminary injunction against time restrictions on protests outside the Broadview, IL ICE facility which Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson announced via executive order last December.

The preliminary injuction takes effect on March 25.

White House revises its DHS offer as talks to end shutdown pick up Border czar Tom Homan met again with lawmakers Friday night in the Capitol.

Senate Democrats may agree to a DHS deal that gives the Trump regime new powers to criminalize protesters and journalists who oppose ICE:

"Hoeven said there was room for agreement over creating “serious” criminal penalties for “doxxing” and harassing law enforcement."

Do it, what the fuck else is the Swiss guard up to

Trump Contracting Clause Would Override AI Safeguards Amid their Anthropic fight, Trump officials are advancing a new provision that would empower them to force AI companies to scrap safety and privacy protocols.

🚨SCOOP: Trump officials are advancing a stealth clause that would empower them to force AI companies to scrap safety protocols, eliminate privacy protections & follow other Trump orders related to autonomous weapons & surveillance, according to text reviewed by @levernews.com.

"Is this the beginning of a surge?" is not really the central question right now. Small teams with their current tactics can keep going indefinitely. They already were, and are.

"At what threshold rate of people disappeared do masses of folks feel activated and outraged?" might be more like it

For the first time in 60 years, Palestinians are being barred from praying at Al Aqsa mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam. This morning, Palestinians tried to pray Eid right outside and were brutally attacked by the Israeli Occupation Forces.

Joliet CC passes 795-acre AI data center dev. project The Joliet City Council is set to decide the fate of a proposed 795-acre A.I. data center, which would use up to 150,000 gallons of water per day and 1.8 gigawatts of electricity, despite concerns …

the joliet city council last night approved a plan to build the largest data center in illinois. it’s projected to use up to 150k gallons of water a day and a whopping 1.8 gigawatts of power.

Jill Manrique ok Chicago Jobs with Justice speaks at a podium in front of a large array of Chicago labor leaders.

Richard Rodriguez of One Fair Wage speaks at a press conference.

Jackson Potter of the Chicago Teachers Union speaks at a podium that reads CMRJB in front of an array of Chicago labor leaders.

Elizabeth Lalasc of NNU stands at a podium speaking in front of an array of labor leaders.

An array of Chicago labor leaders gathered at the Workers United office this morning for a presser on joint efforts for May Day 2026. They are planning a complete economic blackout in response to the administration’s attacks on workers rights, immigrants, and education.

City Council Reverses Vote to End Tipped Minimum Wage; Mayor Johnson Veto Likely “I will not abandon phasing out the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers at a time when Trump’s wars and tariffs are making it increasingly difficult to live and raise a family throughout the city and ...

"There is no sign that the pace of restaurants closed at a higher rate after the City Council’s vote [phasing out the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers] in 2023, city officials said"

"What if We Didn't Suck?" Kat Abughazaleh lost. What she built is what the Democratic Party is missing.

My newsletter today is about @katmabu.bsky.social's campaign.

Democrats keep asking how to reach voters who've given up on the party. Kat Abughazaleh spent a year trying to answer that question. She lost, but the answer is still right. www.readtpa.com/p/what-if-we...

Kat Abughazaleh Changed What's Possible in Political Campaigning Ignore the specific issues for a second, and look at how she operated her campaign. She taught us lessons on a new way to run for office. You're not supposed to run for congress in a city you just mo...

For my newsletter, I wrote about all the ways @katmabu.bsky.social's campaign challenged the conventional thinking about modern campaigning: www.burnsnotice.com/kat-abughaza...

JUST IN: The remaining four members of the "Broadview Six" — a group charged in a conspiracy indictment tied to protests outside Broadview's ICE facility — have asked a judge to toss the conspiracy charge based on their First Amendment right to assemble:

Kat.

I wrote about Kat.

CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar…

An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar tools.
www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i...

Me and a movement partner sitting in front of AIPAC's office door, which is notably non-descript. My sign says AIPAC out of Illinois, Eli's days $15.8 million in AIPAC corruption. We are both chanting.

Me and five of my movement partners at our sit-in at AIPAC's offices. There are five of us seated on the floor behind our banner that says AIPAC out of IL. I'm holding a small yellow sign that says AIPAC out of Illinois and my comrade is holding a sign that says $15.8 million in AIPAC corruption. We are being confronted by a police officer who is standing in front of us wearing a full tactical vest.

My arrest photo. I am being perp walked down the hallway and you can see my t-shirt says Voters Over Billionaires.

Me being pushed into a police SUV by four cops. The back of my t-shirt says No AIPAC, No War

On Thursday a few of my movement friends and I participated in a direct action outside AIPAC's office. They've spent over $20 million in Illinois' Democratic primary this cycle, mostly distributing their money through shell PACs.

Our democracy is not for sale!

One of the downsides of making my work available under CC is having it used by bad actors for nefarious ends. I’m don’t live in district, but if I were I’d be a sure vote for Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, someone I have personally witnessed leading the fight locally against ICE.